HVAC Quick Load vs CPS Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HVAC Quick Load
This app provides quick, rule-of-thumb HVAC load calculations for various building types. It estimates heating and cooling loads, as well as air flows, based on building type, area, and occupancy. Results can be emailed with an Excel spreadsheet attachment for further analysis.
- Rule-of-thumb HVAC load calculations
- Supports commercial, industrial, and residential buildings
- Estimates cooling/heating loads and air flows
- Email results with Excel spreadsheet attachment
- IP and SI unit support
- HVAC Equipment Locator included
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The HVAC Quick Load is the one and only rule-of-thumb HVAC heating and cooling load application for the iPhone and iPad. This app performs rule-of-thumb HVAC cooling and heating load calculations for many types of commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential buildings. It allows you to quickly calculate the total required cooling and heating loads (in BTU/hr or Tonnage) and air flows (CFM or L/s) by inputting just the building type, total square area and number of people. You can email all of the inputs and results to any email address. In addition, the email includes an Excel spreadsheet attachment from which you can perform more extensive calculations. The basis of the calculations for this utility come from various authoritative HVAC texts that list average cooling and heating load values per square foot for many building types. All values can be displayed in English (IP) and Metric (SI) units. The following is a sample of some of the types of buildings that can be modeled: 1. Cocktail Lounges, Bars, Taverns, Clubhouses 2. Computer Rooms 3. Dining Halls, Lunch Rooms, Cafeterias, Luncheonettes 4. Hospital Patient Rooms, Nursing Home Patient Rooms 5. Jails 6. Kitchens 7. Libraries, Museums 8. Malls, Shopping Centers 9. Medical/Dental Centers, Clinics, and Offices 10. Nightclubs 11. Offices, Commercial 12. ..... and many more This app is great for use out in the field to quickly analyze the cooling and heating properties of a building. However, please note, that it is by no means a substitute for rigorous heating and cooling load calculations, and HVAC equipment and materials should not be selected based upon the results from this application. We also offer the following additional HVAC applications for the iPhone and iPad: 1. HVAC Duct Sizer 2. HVAC Pipe Sizer – Gas Low Pressure 3. HVAC Pipe Sizer - Gas High Pressure 4. HVAC Pipe Sizer – Liquid 5. HVAC Pipe Sizer – Steam 6. Steam Tables 7. Psychrometric Plus 8. Psychrometric LT 9. HVAC Pipe Sizer Plus 10. HVAC Pipe Sizer Gas Plus 11. HVAC Toolkit 12. HVAC Toolkit Ultimate 13. HVAC Residential Load Calcs 14. HVAC Load Plus 15. HVAC Equipment Locator 16. ASHRAE Duct Fitting Database 17. ASHRAE 62.1 Ventilation Load Calcs 18. HVAC Psych HD 19. HVAC ResLoad-J 20. HVAC Residential Load Calcs HD
CPS Link
Connect multiple wireless sensors to create a comprehensive diagnostic measurement system. Perform quick single measurements or complex full system diagnostics with analytics. Expand your system over time with new sensor solutions.
- Connect multiple wireless sensors
- Comprehensive diagnostic measurement system
- Perform quick measurements
- Complex system diagnostics with analytics
- Expandable sensor system
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CPS Link™ is a powerful, easy-to-use application that connects multiple CPS wireless sensors together at one time to create the world’s most comprehensive diagnostic measurement system. The flexibility of this patented system enables users to add sensors as required to perform quick one-step measurement tasks or more complex full home, facility or system diagnostics with analytics. A range of high quality wireless sensors are available to accommodate most common HVAC/R service needs, with more innovative sensor solutions in various levels of release and development. Interconnectivity between the CPS Link app and future sensors remains a primary criterion to provide users with the flexibility of building their own custom measurement systems, over time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CPS Link at Free against HVAC Quick Load's $6.99. CPS Link also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). HVAC Quick Load's advantage is rating (3.3 vs 1.9) and review sentiment (45% vs 13%). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
CPS Link is free to download; HVAC Quick Load costs $6.99 up front. HVAC Quick Load sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CPS Link asks for nothing beyond the download.
HVAC Quick Load holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CPS Link has 154 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of HVAC Quick Load's written reviews are positive against 13% of CPS Link's.
HVAC Quick Load ships an update every 9 months, CPS Link every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HVAC Quick Load | CPS Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | 1.9 (154 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better | 13.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 154 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carmel Software Corporation | CPS Products, Inc. |
Customer experience
HVAC Quick Load
CPS Link
Bugs and requests
HVAC Quick Load
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CPS Link
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Bluetooth connectivity problems
- Inconsistent readings and measurements
- Incompatible with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Update app to fix compatibility issues
- Improve customer support and responsiveness
- Provide better documentation and troubleshooting guides
In-app purchases
HVAC Quick Load
- HVAC Equipment Locator$9.99
CPS Link
No in-app purchases
Questions
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